Tributes continue to pour in for “The Minister of Music” Pops Mohamed, who died at the age of 75 last week Thursday after dedicating his life to creating music and becoming a significant figure in South Africa’s musical landscape.
Mohamed, born Ismail Mohamed-Jan in Benoni, Gauteng, on December 10, 1949, built a musical legacy that spanned more than five decades.
The music stalwart was a masterful multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and cultural custodian.
He played a remarkable array of instruments, including the kora, mbira, African mouth bow, didgeridoo, guitar, keyboard, and more, fusing traditional African sounds with jazz, kwela, soul, world music, and contemporary influences.
Mohamed’s passing is a profound loss not just for the music community, but for the very soul of South African arts and culture, according to Sport,…
